本書探討的主題是地質學對人類思想的重大貢獻——“深時”的發現及其理論淵源。地球歷史是一段古老、浩瀚而我們只能通過隱喻來理解的歷史。本書圍繞“時間之箭”(敘事歷史，方向性和獨特性)和“時間之環”(內在規律，週期和重複)的二分法，結合圖像學的闡釋，重新審視和解讀了“深時”思想在西方地質學領域三位先驅及其經典著作——托馬斯‧伯內特的《地球的神聖理論》、詹姆斯‧赫頓的《地球理論》和查爾斯‧萊爾的《地質學原理》，由此重構了地球歷史的發展脈絡。--------------------關聯書目《科學哲學導論》(第四版)Philosophy of Science，Fourth Edition《技術哲學導論》Philosophy of Technology《觀念的發明者》(第三版)Inventors of Ideas，Third Edition《物理學的概念》(第五版)Physics：concepts and connections，Fourth Edition《時間之箭，時間之環》Time’s Arrow，Time’s Cycle《現代宇宙中的空間與時間》Space and Time in the Modern Universe《牛頓傳》The Life of Isaac Newton《瓦特傳》The Life and Legend of James Watt
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